gloom and doom

noun

1. an account or prediction of adversity, especially in economic or business affairs; bad news.

   a trade journal full of gloom and doom about next year's trends.

Other Word Forms

• gloom-and-doom adjective
• gloom-and-doomer noun

Example Sentences

“There’s a lot of kind of gloom and doom out there, mainly because we’re seeing efforts at the federal level to put anchors on our electric vehicle industry in this country,” Martinez said.

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It wasn’t all gloom and doom at the start of the year.

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Behind the gloom and doom of “Oh my gosh, here we are; we have this country at the edge of falling away from democracy and mired in corruption,” there’s also the requirement that we look to the horizon.

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It’s almost comical how quickly the shroud of gloom and doom that had plagued me since dropping out of school lifted once I was able to watch “Kathie Lee & Hoda” regularly.

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It’s not all gloom and doom: Along with inequality, climate crisis and other systemic woes, there were some authors who shed light on the path forward, with practical solutions and global trends we can be optimistic about along with a few fascinating technological and scientific breakthroughs we’ve witnessed.

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